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bastide
/baˈstiːd/
noun
1 (in southern France) a country house.
1.1 historical A fortified village or town in France.
Origin
Early 16th century: via Old French from Provençal bastida.
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Bob, who had lived on a farm all of his life, was somewhat let down during the tour of a series of bastides in southern France. He felt he understood a country house just fine from home.
